SCALE REFERENCE

A♭ Minor Pentatonic

A♭ – C♭ – D♭ – E♭ – G♭1 b3 4 5 b7

Also written G♯ Minor Pentatonic — the same pitches spelled the other way.

The first scale most guitarists learn — five notes that carry rock, blues and pop solos. The relative of the major pentatonic.

Notes & degrees
A♭1C♭b3D♭4E♭5G♭b7
NotesAb, Cb, Db, Eb, Gb
Steps3 – 2 – 2 – 3 – 2 (semitones)
Piano
C♭A♭D♭E♭G♭
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eG♭A♭C♭D♭E♭BC♭D♭E♭G♭A♭C♭GA♭C♭D♭E♭G♭DE♭G♭A♭C♭D♭AC♭D♭E♭G♭A♭EG♭A♭C♭D♭E♭

Root notes are red. The full map of the scale on the guitar neck; the common box patterns are groups of these notes.

357912AC♭D♭E♭G♭A♭EG♭A♭C♭D♭E♭CD♭E♭G♭A♭C♭GA♭C♭D♭E♭G♭

The same scale on a ukulele in standard G–C–E–A tuning.

Other scales on A♭

Core scales & modes

A♭ MajorA♭ Natural MinorA♭ Harmonic MinorA♭ Melodic MinorA♭ DorianA♭ PhrygianA♭ LydianA♭ MixolydianA♭ Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

A♭ Major PentatonicA♭ BluesA♭ Major Blues

Jazz & altered

A♭ Harmonic MajorA♭ Phrygian DominantA♭ Lydian DominantA♭ AlteredA♭ Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

A♭ Whole ToneA♭ Diminished (Whole–Half)A♭ Diminished (Half–Whole)A♭ Augmented Scale

World & exotic

A♭ Hungarian MinorA♭ Double Harmonic MajorA♭ Neapolitan Minor
Minor Pentatonic on another root
CC♯D♭DE♭D♯EFF♯GA♭G♯AB♭A♯B
Keep exploring

See the diatonic chords with audio in the Scale & Chord Finder, find where a key sits among the others on the Circle of Fifths, or start the free Cloud Atelier music guides.